Legal Opinion

Mitchell v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 15, 1936No. 11444PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hutcheson, Justice.

Mike Mitchell was indicted, tried, and convicted of the offense of murder. His motion for new trial was overruled, and he excepted. Error is assigned on various portions of the charge of the court to the jury, on the failure of the court to charge certain principles of law, and on the admission of certain testimony over objection.

Where evidence of dying declarations is admitted, it is not error for the court, in the absence of a written request duly presented, to fail to give in charge to the jury the law in regard thereto. Miles v. State, 182 Ga. 75 (185 S. E. 286); Cash…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Lyles v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1908
  2. Tate v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1872
  3. Miles v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1936
  4. Ison v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
  5. Cash v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1916

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Allen v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
  2. Parker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
  3. Spradlin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1954
  4. Hill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959
  5. Parker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944

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